Vending-machine.



PATENTED FER-5, 1907.

R. R. BALL. VENDING MACHINE. APPLXOATION FILED Immo, 1904.

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PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

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R. R. BALL.

VBNDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 'I'BB.29, 1904.

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No. 843,127. 4 PATBNTBD FEB. 5, 1907. R. R. BALL.

. VBNDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.20, 1904.

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Ti FWHM t @iid iii liti/dine ROBERT lt. BALL, OF VVESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY,ASSGNOB TO KENT li'l. STEARNS, OF ELlZfiBETH, NEW JERSEY.

No. serine?.

Elpecceton .of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5,

pplicetion filed February 29,1904. Serial No. 195.766.

To rtl/ wftom/ if my concern.-

Be it known that l, ROBERT it. BALL, :i citizen ot' the TUnited States,and a resident of ll'estlicld, in the county of Union and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful limprovements inVending-thie'hines, ot which the following is i specificotion.

My improvements relate to what are coni mouly known as slot-machines" ornmchines adapted to he operated by e coin inserted through n slot. Theyrelate particularly to machines of this character adapted to be used forthe vending ol' siniill articles.

Vlhe objects of my invention among others are to provide :i simple,strong, und durable structure, the ports ol; which may be cesilv.manufactured und assembled end which in` operution will ect withcertainty and preci sion.

The iuven tion consists of the structure und arrangement of portshereinafter described :nid claimed and illustrated in the acconipiinying drawings.

ln the said drznvings, Figure l is n side view of o. vending-machineembodying in v inyention, the bese of seid nuichine being shbwn ineross-seetion substantially on the line l l of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is e frontview of the sznno with the glass donie removed und the buse-casing shownin cross-section. l* ig. 3 is ii plan of the nuichine' with the glossdonie in medial horizontal section. lig. 4 is n vertical section of thelower portion ol the niuehine substantially on the line 4 4 of FigA 2.

The bese-casing' A is circular in forni and has its verticirl sides setin slightly from the outer edge of the. bottom or base. 'l`hehusccover Btelescopes with the bese end is secured thereto by ineens ol the hnspl), which passes through the overlapping portions ol the buse und coverund is engaged on the outside by a padlock E or other suitable device.

The base and cover are provided n ith slots A2 and B2, respectively, toreceive the curved upe per portion of the t'iisteninfhr device.

T he principal parts of the machine are supported by the posts orstandards G, which are secured to the hase by their feet G', and areconnected et their upper ends by the cross-bolt G2.

The inclined trays H, forming the continuous feed-chute, are secured tothe uprights by means of smell onges G3, which are inclined et theproper ongles and support the seid trays. The trays nre arrangedinsigne@ forni end are connected oy the end riiieees il. Each truy isprovided with un opening: iig :it its lower end, which is of suitablesire to aib mit the passage of the round or cylindrical certoii 1t. Thelower troy ifi terininiites iirectily over the nffis of thedeliverj-,'-n licei and has :tu opening; ll" at this point.

The overshotdelivery-wheel consists olv the hub l of polygonal 'toi-rn,rotatably mounted between the uprigjhts G :nid the rediul een riers,each composed ot' u ilunge l', embedded in the hub, the curved lportionl?, :uid the outer lip l. In operation the ceron hills lroni the shorttray lil into the pocket tiiined within the carrier until the rote.- lion ot" the wheel brings it to the point where it will be discliergcdtherefrom by gravity. The vertical edges ol the pockets or carriers aresecured to thevend disks l", which also act to prevent the cartons fromslipping out ol` sind carriers endwse or coming in contact with any olathe other ports ol` the nuichine.

The delivery-chute consists ol' the upper inclined table J and thedependiney portion d", whieh is curved et its lower end :1nd terniinuieset the recess A in the base. Dirertjv opposite -these ports is theopeningr i. y. through which the iingcrs may bf` insu-ted to rewivel orextract the curton when ni is dclivered from the wheel.

vln the drawings l have .shown zt suitublc coin-octuated operatingdevice which coniprises n coin-chute C, secondary chute C? und `slot Cl'or receiving und guiding` the (foin, u trnp consisting of n pivotederin ii, vided with n weight L, another trap consist ing ol' the erin Mw ith the weight M', which tr-.ips open and close the slots c a', thecoin being thrown against the lutter hy n stop N rl"he secondarycoin-chute` C2 receive-s the coin intended to oetuttte the mechanism undguides it to the pin P3 on the erin P, pivoted to the stnnderd G abovethe ringj), which ring is secured to one of the disks l* and has teeth Ucorresponding with the Pockets of the delivery-wheel. The erin l isparallel with the ring O at its upper part nndhas s, tooth l at itsouter end and another, l, diernietricelly opposite.-

The rotation of the delivery Wheel is caused by the Weight ot' thecartons i, and es or carrier directly beneath it end re pro Y IDO soonas a carton is delivered from the lowermost carrier of the Wheel the oneat tbe opening H4 will fall into the pocket beneath it, which is broughtinto proper position to receive the carton by the rotation oi tbedelivery-Wheel. lips 13 perform on iniportant function in this.operation bvholdino the carton immediately at tne opening unti thepocket is in the exact position to receive it. The glass dome F,incasing the upper part of the machine, is securedz to the base byy'means of a lienge F', extending around the flower edge theljeof on theouter side and se- ',cnred to the dirne by the use of cement or othersuitable s .distance In this connection l use the ordin ry bell glass ordome ot commerce, which is constructed Without a flange, and applyaflange, as `nerein described, lor my purpose, Willich enables me tobuild rnv no apparatus nt a ver;r much less cost than if l z5 theoase-cover,overftlie flange l* 4o The bool( E veins, end the genuinecoins, respective lieve e glass dome molded to order. l use this bellglass -or dome entire, avoid ing liesardous end expensive cutting or.grindinj."

The clip lil `extel'ids from the upper edge of and thus fA prevents theremoval of the glass dome.

block is litted in between the lower angl;a

lar end tbeclip or hook B and tli'e ripper edee oi the base-cover endassists4 in securing 3o tne said parte together.

that in assembling' the parte 4 the dome with its 'fleuve may be iirs'tplaced, inposition resting upon the onn'ulerlengei B4 of the base-coverand theV hooker clip E. then inserted tilroogli the rectangular open:ing in the flange B and placed in proper position, alter 'wliicli theblock B3 is inserted l together Witt; cement or other suitable-suo ltwill be sta-nce, and fastening thus completed.

linnge ii"I ed, rendered more secure.

ing y devices on 45 dome; out any desired nombrar be used ln order tofacilitate en understanding of i-lie operation.l oi' the coinfclintesend traps c d the manner in Whiclitlie delivery meclianisin listripped/l have shown disks 2f, 3, and 5, representing lresvier'Jcoins,li liter vifillet l claim isi, .in e vending-Insomnie, tile combination'oit e bese, il cover ller seid base, means for y also be cemented totbeI and' the fastening' tlins fflsnge.

lportion of and State of New York.

sedie? fyi/transparent material inc-,losing the ports of 4 the machineabove the ,base and ha ing. its lower edges secured to glie base bymeans of s ilongesecured' to its exterior at tlie lower edge, e hooksecured to the upper edge of the base extending7 above the same end overseid 2. In a device of the character described, the combination oi aloose, a cover -for seid base, rneensliior fasteningV the seid cover tothe base, a dbnieof transparent materiel inclosing the parts of theapparatus above the bose, a flange secured to' seid dome and extendingoutwardly from its lower edge and a hook seciired to the up'per part ofthe bose extendingebovethe same and over the flange. 3. ln a device ofthe character described, the combinationofo bose, a 'cover for seidbase, a pluralityfof vertical posts `secured rigidly to the base,extending above the said' bese and cover and connected et their upperends, trays secured between said poste and supported by the same and atransparent domeprovidedwith e flange on its exterior, oweieiedg and ehook secured to the upper part 'of 'the 'oase extending sbove'tlie samev 'and engogingr'seid llange.'

e. los device of the character described, tire combinstionof abell-glass, s, supportingoeseand .measbet'ween the ssidoase andbell-glassffr,'fastening the same together,

comprising" flangeseonred' to the exterior lower' edge .oil saidlbellwlass and composed of diierentnieterial and a liool vsecured to 4thebese endengsging the said len` e.

5.- ln` adevice ofjtlie character ascribed the combination el a bese, oglass dome 1nclosing qieitsfabove the bese and means of secnrino` `tbeseid dome to the base,'compris ing e enge seemed to the exterior of thedome at its lower'edge, 'a book engaging said flange and ,extending intothe bese, an ongular portion it thellower end et' said hook end 'a-blockse red tothe ,hook and the verticsl 1vvstllfof thi-,base beneath Whichthe angular 'WitneSsinyhand this 18th day of February, 190e, at the cityof New York, in the coniitjf ROBERT R. BALL. Witnesses:

HERMAN MEYER, EABTLETT J. SMITH.

